PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on food chains and trophic levels for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. Content Covered: -Food chains and food webs -Producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers and tertiary consumers -Biomass -Predators and prey -Trophic levels -Herbivores, carnivores and omnivores -Apex predators -Predator/prey cycles Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on pyramids of biomass and biomass transfer for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. Content Covered: -Why food chains are short -Loss of biomass between trophic levels -Loss of energy between trophic levels -Pyramids of biomass and pyramids of numbers -Calculating biomass loss between levels -Calculating efficiency of biomass transfer between levels -Drawing pyramids of biomass to scale Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Biomass Lesson GCSE Biology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12857063

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on plant and animal cells. In this lesson students will learn how to describe the parts of a cell and what they do and to explain the similarities and differences between plant and animal cells. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall from previous lesson) -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity (vocabulary: nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, mitochondria, cell wall, vacuole and chloroplasts) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Discussion task -Numeracy task -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson Specialised Cells https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12650570 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on specialised cells. In this lesson students will learn how to explain why we need specialised cells and to describe examples of specialised plant and animal cells. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall from previous lesson) -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity (vocabulary: specialised cell, neuron, haemoglobin, cell surface area and chloroplasts) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task (fact file completion) -Draw and label -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. -Next lesson Movement of Substances https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12650646 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on unicellular organisms. In this lesson students will learn how to explain what a unicellular organism is, describe the structure of an amoeba and explain how euglena has features of both plant and animal cells. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity (vocabulary: unicellular, multicellular, photosynthesis, flagellum and fission) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Draw and label -Putting the steps in order to describe a process -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson revision cells topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12650813 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the movement of substances by diffusion. In this lesson students will learn how to describe what diffusion is and to give some examples of substances which diffuse in and out of cells. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity (vocabulary: glucose, oxygen, respiration, diffusion and concentration) -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Draw and label -Putting the steps in order to describe a process -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson Unicellular Organisms https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12650811 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on levels of gas exchange. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall from previous topic) -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Sorting task -Guided note taking activity -Discussion exercise -Next lesson Breathing https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12652370 All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on decay and biogas for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. Content Covered: -Decomposers and scavengers -Fertiliser production -Rate of decay -The effect of water availability, temperature, oxygen availability and decay organisms on rate of decomposition -Examples of biomes and their impact on decomposition -Aerobic and anaerobic decay -Methane as a biofuel -Generators (aka fermenters or digestors) -Batch biogas generators and continuous biogas generators -Inlets and outlets Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on food security and farming for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows on from Pyramids of Biomass (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12648627) Content Covered: -Definition of food security -Factors affecting food security -Population increase -Diet and importing food -Impact of war on food security -Environmental change -New pests and pathogens -Cost of farming -Sustainable farming and efficient food production -Bioethics: restricting the movement of farm animals for more efficient production of food Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

PowerPoint presentation and worksheet on biotechnology for GCSE biology for teaching and revision. Simple step by step explanations of concepts up to the end of KS4. This resource follows on from Food Security and Farming (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12648627) Content Covered: -Genetically engineering bacteria to produce human insulin -Genetically engineering crops -Producing meat substitutes from fungi (mycoprotein) Suitable for remote online distance learning and usable by non-specialists, including for homeschooling. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo New! Biotechnology lesson GCSE biology https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12857082

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B1a (Cells). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. In this lesson students will revise: -How to use a microscope to observe cells -How to calculate magnification -Parts of the cell and their function -The difference between plant and animal cells -Examples of specialised cells -Diffusion -Unicellular organisms -The presentation includes a free bonus resource specifically for revising the onion cells practical -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable. -Return to the start of the topic: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12975350 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on breathing. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity -Task boxes -Handout sheet task -Discussion activity -Note taking slide -Next lesson is the Skeleton https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12652523 All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on movement of joints. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall from previous topics) -Group reading task -Keywords task -Task boxes -Discussion task -Practical task (optional) -Numeracy task (alternative to the practical) -Note taking task -Next lesson Muscles https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12653363 All tasks have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on the skeleton. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task -Group reading task (literacy) -Keywords activity -Task boxes -Handout sheet task (fact file) -Matching task -Bonus: mixed recall questions covering all biology topics so far -Next lesson Joints https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12653249 All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B1b (Structure and Function of Body Systems). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. In this lesson students will revise: Key points from B1a (Cells) The levels of organisation in multicellular organisms Gas exchange Breathing in and out The role of the skeleton The role of joints in movement The role of muscles in movement All tasks, including the worksheet, have an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable. Return to the start of the topic https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12652335 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on seed dispersal. In this lesson students will learn how to describe how seed dispersal happens in plants and how to explain wind dispersal, explosive dispersal, water dispersal and animal dispersal. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task -Group reading task -Keywords task (vocabulary: dispersal, internal, external and nutrients) -Task boxes -Handout worksheet -True or false task -Put the steps of external animal dispersal in order -Discussion task -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson (topic revision) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12659853 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on fertilisation and germination. In this lesson students will learn how to describe how fertilisation happens in plants, explain how fruits and seeds are formed after fertilisation and explain what seeds need for growth. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -Starter task (recall from previous lessons) -Group reading task -Keywords task (vocabulary: fertilisation, germination, starch, fruit and seeds) -Task boxes -Handout worksheet -True or false task -Ordering the steps of germination -All tasks, including the worksheet have an optional self-assessment slide. This presentation is fully editable. -Next lesson Seed Dispersal https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12659803 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete revision lesson for Biology B1c (Reproduction). This lesson covers the major topics from this unit and can be used to revise for end of topic tests or to address knowledge gaps identified in the end of topic assessments. In this lesson students will revise: Key points from B1a (Cells) and B1b (Body Systems) Adolescence and puberty Male and female reproductive systems Fertilisation, implantation and development of a fetus The menstrual cycle Flowers and pollination Fertilisation, germination and seed dispersal All tasks an optional self-assessment slide where needed. This presentation is fully editable. Lesson bundle https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-year-7-reproduction-b1c-biology-12659868 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo

Key stage 3 ~ year 7 ~ complete lesson on states of matter. In this lesson students will learn how to describe the properties of solids, liquids and gases. They will use the particle model to explain the properties of substances in each of the three states. These slides can be used as a stand-alone or incorporated into a practical lesson. Extension questions are included on the slides and there is a pick and mix of different tasks to select from for your students. This lesson includes: -Title slide with learning objectives -A starter activity -A group reading task (literacy) -Keywords sorting task (vocabulary: compress, flow, matter, vibrate and state of matter) -A handout sheet task defining solids, liquids and gases and creating a factfile. -Questions and challenge questions -Answer slides included -Next lesson Melting and Freezing https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12977344 www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Dr_Troilo